le-corbusier-golden-section-and-modular-theory

golden-section.jpgLe Corbusier is one of the architect maestro to the modern architecture. He tends to contribute in community live improvement to provide better living conditions. He was also an urban planner, painter, sculptor, writer, and modern furniture designer. Le Corbusier expanded and reformulated his ideas on urbanism. Read more

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alvar-aalto-architect-and-the-glassware-designer

alvaralto.jpgaaltobakerhouse.jpgAlvar Aalto’s wide field of activity ranged from furniture and glassware designs to architecture and painting. His vase designs are world-famous. He invented a new form of laminated bent-plywood furniture in 1932. Aalto furniture is manufactured by Artek, a company Aalto co-founded with his wife Aino Aalto, Maire Gullichsen Read more

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life-of-architect-frank-lloyd-wright

franklloydwright.jpgfallingwater.jpgFrank Lloyd Wright (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was one of the world’s most prominent and influential architects. He developed a series of highly individual styles, influenced the design of buildings all over the world, and to this day remains America’s most famous architect. Read more

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leonardo-da-vinci-the-father-of-architecture

leonardodavinci.jpgLeonardo di ser Piero da Vinci April 15, 1452May 2, 1519) was a Tuscan polymath: scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist and writer. Born at Vinci in the region of Florence, the illegitimate son of a notary, Piero da Vinci, and a peasant girl Read more

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